Tenable (TENB) Competitors

Tenable (NASDAQ:TENB) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is TENB or SNAP more profitable?

Tenable has a net margin of -4.03% compared to Snap's net margin of -13.02%. Tenable's return on equity of -2.07% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenable	-4.03%	-2.07%	-0.49%
Snap	-13.02%	-25.67%	-7.55%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TENB or SNAP?

Tenable has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Snap. Tenable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snap, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tenable	$923.20M	4.28	-$36.30M	-$0.37	-87.49
Snap	$5.53B	2.56	-$697.86M	-$0.31	-27.34

Which has more volatility and risk, TENB or SNAP?

Tenable has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TENB or SNAP?

Snap received 808 more outperform votes than Tenable when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.74% of users gave Tenable an outperform vote while only 57.68% of users gave Snap an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tenable	Outperform Votes 285 66.74%	Underperform Votes 142 33.26%
Snap	Outperform Votes 1093 57.68%	Underperform Votes 802 42.32%

Do analysts prefer TENB or SNAP?

Tenable currently has a consensus target price of $40.44, indicating a potential upside of 24.94%. Snap has a consensus target price of $35.62, indicating a potential upside of 320.35%. Given Snap's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Snap is more favorable than Tenable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenable	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Snap	1 Sell rating(s)	23 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Does the media favor TENB or SNAP?

In the previous week, Snap had 11 more articles in the media than Tenable. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Snap and 10 mentions for Tenable. Tenable's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Snap's score of 0.61 indicating that Tenable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenable	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Snap	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TENB or SNAP?

89.1% of Tenable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Tenable shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Snap shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tenable beats Snap on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.